Total Crime Rate

246.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harold Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Coal Clough with Deerplay , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 302 local areas in Burnley .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harold Street (BB11 4NU) in the last 12 months was 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Coal Clough with Deerplay average (189.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harold Street (BB11 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westmorland Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Airdrie Crescent (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harold Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthew Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tennyson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prestwich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Prestwich Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swindon Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ulster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherby Street
Apr 2026Drugs Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Athol Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westmorland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmorland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestwich Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B6239 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B6239 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6239 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pritchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Starkie Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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